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1 Kings 8:18–19

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18But the Lord said to my father David,

“Since your heart was set on building a temple for my name,

you have done well to have this desire.Dan

19Yet you are not the one to build it;

instead, your son, your own offspring,

will build it for my name.”ao

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Footnotes

  1. D well because it was with your heart

Cross references

  1. an2Ch 6:8
  2. ao2Sm 7:12–13; 1Kg 5:5; Ac 7:47

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But the Lord said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart. Nevertheless, you shall not build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But the Lord said to my father David, ‘You did well to have it in your heart to build a temple for my Name. Nevertheless, you are not the one to build the temple, but your son, your own flesh and blood—he is the one who will build the temple for my Name.’

NLTNew Living Translation

But the Lord told him, ‘You wanted to build the Temple to honor my name. Your intention is good, but you are not the one to do it. One of your own sons will build the Temple to honor me.’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

but Yahweh said to David my father, ‘Because you desired to build a house for my name, you did well in that it was within your heart. However, you will not build the house, but your son who has come from your loins, he shall build the house for my name.’

KJV 1900King James Version

And the Lord said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart. Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name.